May 21, 2013

Golf Recap: Keegan Bradley leads by three strokes at Byron Nelson

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Keegan Bradley again bogeyed Nos. 1 and 18 in the second round of the Byron Nelson Championship. Unlike the first round, Bradley didn’t set a course record. But he still finished with a three-stroke lead. Bradley started and ended his round Friday with those bogeys, part of a 1-under 69 that [...]

Golf: Russell Henley wins Sony Open in PGA Tour debut

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Russell Henley hits a tee shot on the fourth hole during the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club on January 13, 2013 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (January 12, 2013 – Source: Christian Petersen/Getty Images North America) HONOLULU (AP) — Russell Henley made a lasting impression in his rookie debut on [...]

Golf: Blixt wins Frys.com Open for first career PGA Tour title

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Jonas Blixt of Sweden makes a tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the Frys.com Open at the CordeValle Golf Club on October 14, 2012 in San Martin, California. (October 13, 2012 – Source: Robert Laberge/Getty Images North America) SAN MARTIN, Calif. (AP) — Jonas Blixt is a frustrated hockey player [...]

Donald loses ground to Simpson in money list duel

Simpson of the U.S. hits from the number two tee at East Lake Country Club during round three of the Tour Championship PGA golf tournament in Atlanta

(Reuters) – World number one Luke Donald lost ground in his battle with Webb Simpson for the PGA Tour money list title as the Briton carded a one-under-par 71 in Friday’s second round of the Disney Classic at Lake Buena Vista in Florida. Donald needs to finish no worse than in a two-way tie for [...]

Johnson not bitter after losing caddie to Woods / Vegas, McGirt top Las Vegas leaderboard

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Dustin Johnson walks on the eighth hole during the second round of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on September 23, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (September 22, 2011 – Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images North America) KINGSBARNS, Scotland (AP) — Dustin Johnson doesn’t begrudge Tiger Woods for hiring his caddie, saying such [...]

Golf: Stallings wins Greenbrier Classic in playoff

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Scott Stallings hits his tee shot on the third hole during the final round of The Greenbrier Classic at The Old White TPC on July 31, 2011 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. (July 30, 2011 – Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images North America) WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Scott Stallings made a birdie [...]

Golf: Blanks shoots 67 to take lead at Canadian Open

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Kris Blanks watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during round one of the RBC Canadian Open at the Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club on July 21, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada. Blanks finished with a three under par round. (July 20, 2011 – Photo by Harry How/Getty Images North America) VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) [...]

Golf – Ogilvy, Hoffman among rare 7-way tie at Texas Open

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — PGA Tour rookie Brendan Steele wrangled the winds and nearly emerged at the Texas Open solely atop the leaderboard. But on the tour’s toughest day in years, no one got off that easy. Steele carried the lead before double-bogeying on the par-4 15th, then blew a chance to reclaim it by [...]